CrowdStrike to buy two AI security startups for nearly $500M
The cybersecurity company is paying about $400 million for Fiddler AI and about $95 million for Dreadnode, according to The Wall Street Journal, as it builds out tools for monitoring and testing AI agents
CrowdStrike said it will buy Fiddler AI, which makes observability software for monitoring AI agents inside enterprises, and Dreadnode, which helps companies automate security testing aimed at detecting flaws in AI models, apps and agents before they are put live. The company is paying around $400 million for Fiddler AI and about $95 million for Dreadnode, according to The Wall Street Journal.